Phil's photos with the keyword: Gold

A test shot with my new macro lens which I received today, the AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 from Nikon. I got this lens in "used but mint" condition for 1/3 of the normal retail price so I'm very pleased with the results so far. It can also be used as a standard / portrait lens.....with a Nikon APS-C (DX) camera it produces the same field-of-view as a 90mm lens would on a full-frame camera. (The coin is "Royal Arms" issued in 2019 by the Royal Mint). Camera: Nikon D500 Lens: AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 Software: Nikon Capture NX2 (unprocessed except for a slight crop).

The famous Round Table of the Arthurian legend with the names of King Arthur's knights and the sword Excalibur. This medallion, made in 2008, has a diameter of 40mm, is made of "base metal" (non-magnetic, so probably bronze or brass) and plated with Gold and "Fine" Silver. There is a "Mint mark" (next to Sir Geraint's name) which I don't recognize. See the previous photo for the other side of this coin / medallion. Photographed with a Sony RX100 camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A Gold & Silver-plated medallion depicting the legendary King Arthur of Camelot (see next photo for the reverse view and more details). Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A Gold & Silver coin / medallion issued to commemorate the introduction of the new Euro coinage that was released (except in the UK) into circulation on January 1st 2002. There is a different design for each country on the obverse of the medal (this is the French one.....see further down the page for the other side of this coin) and it depicts scenes and events from French history, a Gold €50 with the names of all the member countries and a Golden portrait of the Goddess Europa. The reverse design (pictured here) is common to all of the coins and depicts a map of Europe. This coin is made of pure ("fine") Silver with 24 carat / karat Gold gilding and weighs 20 grams (0.7 ounces). Photographed with a Sony RX100 camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A 22K Gold Bahamas $100 commemorative coin issued to celebrate the independence of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas. This coin is unusual due to the fact that it displays two dates.....1975 (the year of issue) and on the other face is the date 1973 (the year of independence) below the Queen's portrait. The Bahamas became a British Crown colony in 1718 when Britain clamped down on piracy. After the American War of Independence, thousands of American Loyalists (taking their enslaved Africans with them) moved to the Bahamas where the Americans set up a plantation economy. After Britain abolished the international slave trade in 1807, the Royal Navy resettled many free Africans (liberated from illegal slave ships) in the Bahamas during the 19th century. Hundreds of American slaves and Black Seminoles escaped to the islands from Florida and nearly 500 were freed from American merchant ships by the Royal Navy. The Bahamas became an independent Commonwealth Realm in 1973, retaining Queen Elizabeth II as it's monarch. (Wikipedia). Camera Sony RX100. Processing with Nikon Capture NX2.

A French Gold & Silver coin / medallion issued to commemorate the introduction of the new Euro coinage that was released into circulation on January 1st, 2002. The obverse of the medal (shown here) depicts scenes and events from French history, a Gold €50 with the names of all the member countries that have converted to the Euro and a Golden portrait of the Goddess Europa. It's reverse design (posted elsewhere in my "photostream") depicts a map of Europe. This coin is made of pure ("fine") Silver with 24 carat / karat Gold gilding and weighs 20 grams (0.7 ounces). Photographed with a Sony RX100 camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

In 2014 the British Royal Mint launched a new series of 1 ounce (31.103 grams) gold coins. The Shēngxiào Collection, inspired by centuries of tradition, begins with the first coin in the series created by artist Wuon-Gean Ho for the Lunar Year of the Horse. It features a dynamic horse design on the reverse that unites Chinese and British heritage, captured in fine 24K gold. Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.